[DouglasKC]

Florida Fish and Wildlife says bears can be avoided by keeping any food inside and securely stored.

This is such BS. Why do we, as humans, have to modify OUR behavior to avoid confrontations with bears?

[Roos_Girl]

“Because the bears were here first.” - FFW

When the neighbors pigs kept getting killed and eaten by a black bear this is what FFW told him. However, now that numbers are back where “they” want them to be Florida is opening up a short black bear season. Otherwise, SSS.

[Gaffer]

I had a bear turn over my trash bin several times winter before last. He strung trash all across the yard dragging the bags to go rummage through somewhere.

I ended up buying a cheap Walmart spray bottle and two of the biggest bottles of Walmart Louisiana Hot sauce to mix half/half with water. I then would spray over the bags once or twice a week and outside around the lid.

Didn’t have a bear problem after that.